The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
MESSAGES.

Judge Fraser is stopping with Mrs.
Marshall.
Capt. Bonham returned from Columbia
on Saturday.
The Circulating Library is working
very successfully.
Mr.. j. G. Miller is now running the
Abbeville Hotel.
Measles seem to he very prevalent
throughout the country.
llurrah for Greenwood! She never
does anything halfway.
Mr.. DuPrc has received another cool
OF fine Wyandutte chickens.
Mr.. S y. Martin, Of Atlanta, arrived
in Abbcvillc last Saturday.
Rev. r. ?. Franks, of lidgeield, spent
last Sunday in Abbcville.
The County Commissioners held n
business meeting on yesterday.
The Upper Long Cone Society held
its annua meeting last Friday.
The union meeting will be held in the
Baptist church next Sunday night.
Mr.. W. j. Gaines, Of the Augusta
Chronicle. was in town last week.
u oilSf pavement Ill lIolIl VI Illc
Mcliwaint block needs fixing badly.
The Literary Club will meet Friday
night at the residence Of Maj. A. Is.
Wardlaw.
Thirty. five indictments have been
prepared by the Solicitor for this term
Of the court.
The first shad Of the scascn were
brought here last Friday by Mcssrs.
Russell s. Burns.
DR.. j. O. Lindsay preached W very
acceptable sermons in the Presbyterian
church on last Sunday.
Quite Il number of drummers have
visited Abbeville recently. We do not
know what luck they had.
We regret to learn Of the serious sick
ness of Rev. a. a. Morse, father Of our
townsman Mr.. a. b. Morse.
We propose sending out statements to
our delinquent subscribers in a few days.
We hope they will respond promptly.
4 fair pedestrian Of our town walked
4 mile the other evening in the short,
time Of twelve minutes. Pretty good.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G.. Haskell. who have
been visiting relatives in town for the
past weak, returned to Monterey on yes
terday.
Our Bradley correspondent promises
soon to furnish us with more Of his
newSy communications from that lhriv-
ing little town.
Mr.. U. b. Lythgnc iS acting stcno.-
rapher for the Court during the absence
OF Mr.. Aiken. He is giving general
satisfaction.
The Augusta Chronicle has taken off
its hack line between Abbeville and
Vcrdery. The paper reaches here now
ut hal'-past four O'Clock.
Our friend Mr.. NJ. b. McGee, from
C~okcsbury township, was in to see us
last week. lie is Il man WHO always
keeps squar. with the printer.
Greenwood township rolled up a big
majority in iav.r Of subscription to the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad.
We are bound to have this road.
MessrS. $. MEG. Simpkins aud WV.
Batter. handsome and talented young
lawyers of the E,lgcfeli bar. were in
Abheville last Saturday on professional
business.
Capt. VIC. MCGOWAN, the genial com
mandrr. OF the Abbrville Rifles, has been
appointed All aide tn the Governor, with
the rank Of Licut.-Coloncl. We salute
thee. Colonel.
LosT.-Master Waldo Marshall has
lost his fine hound pup. 1t is about six
months old, Of Il brindle color, with il
collar on its neck. a reward will be
paiu for its return to him ut the Central
Hotel.
Mr.. James S. Perrin ia the agent Of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society Of
New York, one Of the strongest and
most reliable companies in the world.
If you contemplate insnring your life,
call on him before taking out n policy.
Last THURSDAY Conductor Adams, Of
the down freight train on the Columbia
and Greenvillc railroad, was thrown
from his cab as the train was roundinga
curve near Greenwood. AT first it was
thought that he was seriously injured
but a medical examination at Newberry
proved otherwise, though he was badly
bruised about the head and face. AS
the same train was running into Column
bia it ran over and killed a negro woman.
She was walking on the track watching
a moving train on another track, and she
did not see the train that struck her
until the engineer blew his whistle, and
then she was too badly frightened to get
out 0 fthe way.
Our Bradley correspondent furnishes
us with the following as the result Of
Of the vote in White Hall township for
school trustees:
Capt. j. r. Carwilc, At
A. Mcneil, As
DR.. p. H. Adams, 43